Endo Flashcards
Serum Na – Low UO - Normal or Low Urine sodium – High Intravascular vol status – Normal or high Vasopressin Level – High
SIADH
Serum Na – Low UO - High Urine sodium – Very High Intravascular vol status – Low Vasopressin Level – Low
Cerebral Salt wasting
Serum Na – High UO - High Urine sodium – Low Intravascular vol status – Low Vasopressin Level – Low
Central DI
1 in 500-1,000 live male births; manifest as tall stature, learning disabilities, gynecomastia, dec U:L segment ratio; Boys: hypotonia, clinodactyly and hypertelorism; Testes small → indertility
(Klinefelter syndrome XXY syndrome)
Tall stature, severe acne in adolescence, inc incidence of learning disability; behavioral problems (impulsivity)
XYY syndrome
Thelarche
10-11 yr old
Pubarche
6-12 mo later
Menarche
2-2.5yr → 6 yr
Thinning of the scrotum
11-12 yr old
Axillary hair
mid-puberty
Treatment of D.I in neonates and young infants
Fluid therapy
Treatment of D.I in older Children
DDAVP (dosage: 25 – 300ug every 8-12 hr)
Polyuria and polydipsia with vasopressin deficiency
Central D.I
Polyuria and polydipsia with vasopressin insensitivity at the level of the kidney
Nephrogenic D.I
MC pituitary tumors in adolescent
Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma / Prolactinoma
Manifest as headache, primary or secondary amenorrhea, Galactorrhea
Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma / Prolactinoma
Prolactin level of mild Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma
40-50 ng/ml